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Wednesday 2 November 2016
Samsung Austin Semiconductor announces more than US$1 billion investment
Samsung Austin Semiconductor has announced plans to invest more than US$1 billion by the first half of 2017 to enhance its current system LSI production and meet growing demand for...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Intel expands IoT coverage
Following Qualcomm's US$47 billion acquisition of NXP to quickly expand its competitiveness in Internet of Things (IoT) and smart city applications, Intel has also recently unveiled...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Taiwan market: Oppo launches mid-range A39 smartphone
China-based smartphone vendor Oppo has introduced a mid-range smartphone, the A39, into the Taiwan market, priced at NT$7,490 (US$237) unlocked.
Tuesday 1 November 2016
Taiwan Mobile sees earnings down slightly in 3Q16
Taiwan Mobile (TWM) has reported net profits of NT$3.98 billion (US$128.85 million) for the third quarter of 2016, down 3% sequentially and 4% on year. EPS for the quarter stood at...
Tuesday 1 November 2016
IPC maker Advantech 3Q16 earnings hit record high
IPC and embedded solution supplier Advantech has reported net profits of NT$1.46 billion (US$46.17 million) for the third quarter of 2016, up 0.2% sequentially and 19.5% on year....
Friday 28 October 2016
Chunghwa Telecom sees profits decline in 3Q16
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profits of NT$9.6 billion (US$303.03 million) for the third quarter of 2016, decreasing 18.7% from a year earlier. EPS for the quarter stood...
Friday 28 October 2016
Google Pixel XL manufacturing cost in line with rival smartphones, IHS finds
The cost to manufacture the Google Pixel phone closely matches that of its intended rivals, especially since Google's new offering figures to target the same class of high-end users...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Decreasing sales of iPhone, iPad, iMac products cause to first annual decline for Apple
A decline in sales of iPhone, iPad and iMac products has resulted in the first decline in annual revenues for Apple in 16 years in fiscal 2016. Apple saw its revenues drop to US$217...
Thursday 27 October 2016
Microsoft IoT Expo 2016 builds partnership and seeks service-oriented and touched applications
On October 13 and 14, Microsoft hosted the Microsoft IoT Expo 2016 in Taiwan, inviting its IoT partners, industry leaders and academic scholars from different countries and regions...
Thursday 27 October 2016
China market: Xiaomi unveils 2 flagship smartphones
Xiaomi Technology has unveiled two flagship smartphones, the Mi Note 2 and Mi MIX, looking to rekindle its sagging smartphone business. Both models are to be available in early Nov...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Microsoft to partner with Changhua government to push cloud for education
Microsoft Taiwan has cooperated with the government of Changhua County, Taiwan to push a cloud-based education project, hoping to help Changhua to become a development center for...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Global smartwatch shipments decline 51.6% on year in 3Q16, says IDC
The worldwide smartwatch market experienced a round of growing pains in the third quarter of 2016 during which total shipments declined 51.6% on year to 2.7 million units, according...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Navigation device maker PaPaGo reports losses for January-September
Taiwan-based own-brand navigation device maker PaPaGo has reported a net loss of NT$67.71 million (US$2.137 million) on revenues of NT$538.54 million for the first three quarters...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
Apple announces fiscal 4Q16 results
Apple has announced quarterly revenues of US$46.9 billion and net income of US$9 billion, or US$1.67 per diluted share, for its fiscal fourth-quarter ended September 24, 2016. These...
Wednesday 26 October 2016
HTC losses narrow for 3Q16
HTC managed to narrow its net losses to NT$1.8 billion (US$57.1 million) in the third quarter of 2016, down from NT$3.1 billion recorded a quarter earlier. EPS for the third quarter...